Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dysphonia

/dɪsˈfoʊ.ni.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.61 in modern English

Syllables: dys-pho-nia
IPA: /dɪsˈfoʊ.ni.ə/

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A difficulty in producing vocal sounds.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In patients with spasmodic dysphonia, the current treatment that is most commonly offered is by selective injection of botulinum toxin (BOTOX) into the most affected muscles."
"Spasmodic dysphonia affects up to 50,000 people in North America, and is a subset of dystonia, a muscle contraction disorder that can affect many parts of the body."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δυσ- (dus-, “ill, hard”) + φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound, voice”), equivalent to dys- + -phonia.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /dɪsˈfoʊ.ni.ə/
British English: /dɪsˈfəʊ.ni.ə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

dysphonias (plural) dysphony (alternative, dated)

Derived Forms

dysphonic

Synonyms

hoarseness

Rhymes With

estonia macedonia ammonia catalonia patagonia babylonia snowdonia livonia franconia laconia sinfonia begonia

Questions

How do you pronounce dysphonia?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪsˈfoʊ.ni.ə/.
What does dysphonia mean?: A difficulty in producing vocal sounds.
Where does dysphonia come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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